Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

      With Sunday’s 22 to 12 win Miami now is 9-5 on the season, still clinging to the number 7 spot in the playoffs. The race to acquire the wildcard spot is on, and there are now two games left this season. Although the Patriots no longer have the stranglehold on the AFC East as they have for the last 19 years, this was still a tough rivalry game. With Sunday’s loss the Patriots are now eliminated from playoff contention,  the first time they’ve missed the playoffs since 2008.

     Being diagnosed with a rare disease can be overwhelming, and it can be just as difficult if a loved one receives a diagnosis. In the case of ATTR-CM, a life-threatening, underdiagnosed disease that’s associated with heart failure, it’s important to take it one day at a time.[1],[2],[3] Learning more about the condition, how to manage it and where to find support are some of the best methods to navigate an ATTR-CM diagnosis.

However, what we can see and do is to concentrate on what is now.  What we have right now, that, such is right before us, right in our hands, right in our eyesight.

     We have all heard the phrase “Someone should do something about that.” in response to a situation one may not consider favorable or fair. But for every time that phrase was spoken or considered I have found that it was indeed a call to action. A call we may not have answered for one reason or another.